Shoe



M. SEIWALD.

SHOE.

APPLiCATlON men Aue.2. 1919. Y 1,388,070. Patented Aug. 16,1921.

a 1 l Z I i I 1 5 m l 1- 1 1 2 I w l R. WITNESSES 1N VENTO ATTORNEY.

UNITED, STATES.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MIKE SnrwALo, a citizen of the United States, residing at Eudora, in the county of Douglas and State of Kansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shoes, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to means for lacing a shoe, and the principal object of the in vention is to provide means whereby the shoe may be laced with a single string and also to provide means for holding the ends of the string without knotting them.

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby the shoe may be easily andquickly laced or unlaced without tying or untying knots.

The invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had tothe accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a front view of a shoe provided with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary View of the inside of a shoe showing the means for holding the ends of the lace;

Fig.3 is a detail view.

In these views 1 indicates a shoe which is formed as usual with the opening 2 in the front part of its upper. The eyelets 3 and the hooks l are carried by the upper adj acent the edges of this opening as usual. The shoe is also provided with the tongue 5. The shoe is laced by a single string or lace 6 and I form a small pocket 7 adjacent the base of the tongue to one side of one of the rows of eyelets. The outer wall of this pocket is provided with an opening 8. In placing the lace in position one end thereof is passed through this opening and-the metal tip on said end is placed in thepocket. The lace is then passed through the bottom eyelet which is located adjacent the opening in the pocket. The lace is then passed through the bottom eyelet on the other side and then across and through the second eyelet in the first row, then across to the second eyelet in the second row and so on until the lace is passed through all the eyelets. After passing PATENT OFFICE.

VMIKE SEIWALD, or EUDORA, KANSAS.

SHOE.

specification of Letters a. P atent 'd Au 1921. Application filed August 2,1919. Serial No. 314,886. l A

through the upper eyelet of the second row, the lace is passed through the holes 9 formed' in the binding strip 10 which is located on the under face of the upper. These holes are located under the hooks 4; A pocket 11 provided with a tab 11' is formed in the top part of the upper on the sameside in which the holes are formed and the lace is adapted to pass from the last hole into an opening 12 formed in the wall of the pocket so that the end of the may then be taken up by pulling the upper end of the lace to pull the slack through the holes. After this is done the remaining lace is placed in the upper pocket 11. The frictional engagement of the lace with the holes will cause the lace to hold the shoe properly closed. When it is desired to unlace the shoe, the lace may be slacked by pulling on the part which passes through the upper eyelet of the second row to pull some of the lace through the holes after which the lace may -be released from the hooks to permit the removal of the shoe.

It will, of course, be understood that the holes 9 may be formed in other ways than that shown.

It will thus be seen that only one lace is used for each shoe and that there are no knots to tie or untie to lace or unlace the shoe. Also there are no unsightly ends or loops hanging from the top of the shoe as is the case where the laces are tied.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What]: claim is:

A shoe having eyelets and hooks arranged adjacent the edges of the slit in the vamp and a row of holes located on the inner face of the upper under one row of hooks, an upper pocket formed between the lining and the upper edge of the vamp adjacent the edge which contains the row of holes, a lower pocket formed adjacent the other edge at the lower part of the vamp near the bottom eyelet, said pocket being formed between the lining and vamp, the lining having a hole therein communicating with said lower pocket and a single lace passing through Said hole and having its end located in the lower pocket, said lace being passed through the eyelets and the row of holes with its 10 other end located in the upper pocket, the lace having sufficient slack for engaging the hooks.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

MIKE SEIWALD. 

